Reflecting the heterogeneous nature of rural America, rural Americans are divided â’“ primarily along religious lines â’“ on their perspectives of environmental conservation and climate change, a new brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds. And as rural voters and environmental issues become key issues in the upcoming presidential election, this religious divide presents a challenge to political candidates. â’Rural voters, who are more often evangelical, may see the effects of global warming and other environmental issues first-hand, given how central natural resources are to their livelihoods,â’ says report author Michele Dillon, a senior...

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